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Welcome to Riverside Estates ...

Riverside Estates is located in Roanoke County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Riverside Estates: Riverside Ests.

Riverside Estates is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Riverside Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Riverside Estates: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Riverside Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Riverside Estates: This one is located in Roanoke County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Riverside Estates - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Saskatchewan and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Riverside Estates.

Communities near Riverside Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Riverside Estates.

  • Roanoke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Blacksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Christiansburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hanging Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Riverside Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverside Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Riverside Estates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverside Estates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverside Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Riverside Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverside Estates ...

Looking for more information about Riverside Estates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Riverside Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverside Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Riverside Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Riverside Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Riverside Estates area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.